Resources related to the study of American history & culture:

Chronicling America allows you to search and view American historic newspapers, published 1836-1922, digitized through the National Digital Newspaper Program (NDNP), as well as discover more about newspapers published in the U.S., 1690-present.

The Cornell University Library Making of America Collection is a digital library of primary sources in American social history from the antebellum period through reconstruction. The collection is particularly strong in the subject areas of education, psychology, American history, sociology, religion, and science and technology.

Digital History focuses on American history from the earliest days through the 20th century. The site features a wealth of classroom-ready resources including links to primary sources, lesson plans, quizzes, and more.

DocsTeach is available from the National Archives. Find and create interactive learning activities with primary source documents that promote historical thinking skills.

EDSITEment provides several ready-made lesson plans which require students to think critically and cite evidence from primary sources. This service is provided by the National Endowment for the Humanities.

The Gilder Lehrman Institute of American History features several links to online exhibitions and primary source documents. The collection ranges from 1493 through the twentieth century and is widely considered one of the nation’s great archives in the Revolutionary, early national, antebellum, and Civil War periods.

The Internet Archive is sometimes a good resource for finding historic videos and audio recordings. The site hosts material that is not copyright-protected, and so you can find items based on historic period or decade or a major historic event like World War I or World War II.

The Library of Congress (LOC) Teaching With Primary Sources Program works with colleges and other educational institutions to teach educators how to use the LOC's wealth of primary sources. Check out the "Related Resources at the Library" menu on the bottom left of this page for access to LOC's many databases full of primary sources.

The Native American Affairs Documents Project includes the narrative reports of the commissioner of Indian affairs for 1871, 1872, 1874, 1875, and 1876, and three additional reports for 1871. It also includes a map of western reservations published with the 1875 report. From California State University at San Marcos.

Only2Clicks is a portal full of resources including primary source materials. Find special collections related to the American Revolution, slavery, America in the 1930s, and more.

Primary Documents in American History is from the Library of Congress. The LOC is home to many of the most important documents in American history. This Web site provides links to materials digitized from the collections of the Library of Congress that supplement and enhance the study of these crucial documents. Find full-text "web guides" for the U.S. Constitution, the Articles of Confederation, the Federalist Papers, and more.

Primary Source Analysis Tool is a simple tool from the Library of Congress. Students may use it to record responses to a primary source. There are options to observe, reflect, and question the information therein.

Primary Sources on the Web - A good collection of primary source documents, maps, images, and more that you can use in your classroom. Divided into two categories: United States history and world history.

Science and Medicine Research Guide - From the University of Washington Libraries, this guide links to several primary and secondary sources for topics related to science and medicine. Of possible interest is links to the Newton Papers, the Alexander Graham Bell Family Papers, and collections of rare books on plague and epidemiology.